Xie Ming

Chapter 571 A thief escaped
Gu Quan was in a dilemma and was dejected when he saw that the culprit was actually the Sanlang of the Gu family who had sought protection outside the Shen Mansion. He was physically and mentally traumatized and at a loss, and his original alert and self-defense nerves were shut down.

Can!
If you let go of him, it will be difficult to muster up the murderous intent again.

Gu Wencheng, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, had a shoulder injury and thought he would not live long. He was so vicious that he wanted to kill him.

Just look at this guy, he suddenly had an idea, glanced sideways at the forehead, secretly took out a dagger from his boot, stepped forward, twisted his waist, and stabbed at the back of the forehead with the sharp blade in his hand!

The situation is extremely urgent!
"Changting, be careful!"

Xiao Lang stared at this scene intently from behind.

He was horrified and roared, then threw the knife in his right hand out at high speed, heading straight for Gu Wencheng!

The two sides' actions suddenly come into conflict, and it's a test of reaction speed!
In a flash, just when the tip of Huafu Wencheng's short blade was about to touch Changting's neck!
puff!
Suddenly, Xiao swung his sword and came flying towards him!

With a "puff" sound, Gu Wencheng's right arm, which was about to take the blade to commit a crime, was suddenly chopped off by the waist knife in mid-air!

呲——

Immediately, blood entered the pillar and splashed three steps away.

Without waiting for his reaction, hatred welled up in Xiao Lang's eyes. He was also afraid that this boy would do something else and he would be caught off guard, so he suddenly reached out his hand to the tip of his boot, and the short blade hidden inside was pulled out.

whoosh-

Throw the short blade again!

Instantly, he made a fierce move and flew into the air!

This back-up move went straight to Gu Wencheng's throat.

Within a brief breath or two, before anyone else could react, everything was settled.

Gu Wencheng eventually died, and his body was found near the court.

By the time Changting came to his senses and turned around, it was too late.

His cousin's broken arm was still tightly holding the dagger, which fell not far from Changting's feet.

A moment of indifference, the alley fell into dead silence again
After a long while, Gu Changting looked up to the sky and let out a long sigh.

"Changting, now that things have come to this, it is not our fault."

"You, hey, please don't worry too much!"

Beside him, Xiao came closer, raised his hand and spoke seriously, then patted Chang Ting's shoulder.

"Ah!"

"It's been almost ten years, he can't recognize me, and I can't recognize him at all!"

"He deserves death for his crime. I was foolish to even guarantee him."

"General, I was carried away just now."

"I never left any one alive for you."

Chang Tingjing looked at the corpses lying on the ground, remained silent for a moment, calmed down his emotions, and then suddenly came to his senses.

At this moment, he came to apologize for the disagreement with Xiao Zhi's arrangement.

Hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan smiled with relief and interrupted the conversation.

"Oh, all right, all right!"

"I knew you couldn't hold back your anger."

"There is no possibility of asking, so forget it."

"It's just another plan. If there is no evidence, then there will be no evidence."

Xiao offered words of comfort.

At this moment, Yue Xiu and three or two others also rushed over from the alley entrance.

"Duke!"

Yue Xiu walked quickly and when he entered the alley, he saw corpses everywhere and Chang Ting's clothes were stained with blood. He was shocked.

"Uh, Chang, Changting, are you okay?" Yue asked.

"Oh, it doesn't matter, it's just the blood of these thieves."

"Yue Xiu, you take care of the aftermath here. I'll go check on Xiuying."

As Changting answered casually, he thought of Cheng Xiuying who was still in Penglai's courtyard. The girl had suffered such persecution that she might be depressed and disheartened and commit suicide.

After a few words, Changting wanted to go back to the courtyard to take care of the girl.

"Haha, Changting, it's okay."

"Don't worry."

"Just now, the Duke has issued an order to take care of me, asking me to have someone take good care of the girl."

"He also said that he would find a few maids to accompany her until Miss Cheng is well again."

Yue Xiu was beside him and told Xiao Lang more things. After hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan also added something to the story.

"Well, if you want to go and take a look, then go ahead."

"I was thinking of finding a few old ladies or maids. After all, a girl who has gone through something like this needs a physical check-up to avoid any underlying illness."

Xiao had good intentions, but seeing that Chang Ting still looked somewhat unnatural after talking about these things, he stopped talking and kept silent.

I just patted him on the shoulder twice to show my care.

but!
I don't need to wait for the court to continue thanking you for these words!

Yue Xiu suddenly exclaimed from the side.

"kindness?"

"No, not good!"

"The thief got away!"

"You two, go chase them!"

He spoke seriously and took two steps ahead.

Then he was startled by the sudden words, and Xiao and Gu both turned their heads to look.

I saw that at another entrance of the alley, at this moment, among the people who were first killed by the rough guy and silly uncle in the group, there was actually someone who was killed by trickery!

He had been hiding until this point, and seeing that Yuan had some time to relax, he managed to quietly get up, crouch down and try to escape along the alley!

It was because Yue Xiu was sober and alert at this moment, and his mind was focused on the corpses in the alley, that he caught sight of the escape and did not let him take advantage of the situation.

But having said that.

After a while, even though Yue Xiu came to see this scene, after all, there were many streets and alleys in this area, and there were also many forks and turns in the road.

He chased the two men from behind and chased them left and right, but they returned in vain.

"Report!"

"Report, report to the Duke, Yue Baihu!"

"I am incompetent and followed him out too late. The thieves had already found an opportunity to escape and were lost in the alleys. The terrain here is complicated, it is really..."

"We have failed in our duty, please punish us!"

He came back to report that it was a secret agent of the Jinyiwei who had just been sent out.

Upon hearing such an oversight, Yue Xiu frowned and his expression changed rapidly.

He has a serious and cautious demeanor and is very strict with his subordinates.

"You!" He raised his arm and pointed at someone, expressing his disappointment.

"Humph! You can't even handle such a small thing."

"You two, there is no need to follow me any further. Go back to the capital now and wait for Marshal Ti's orders!"

The more he trained, the more harsh his words became.

After hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan was in such a position that it was not appropriate for him to cause any more trouble to Zhizhong based on such things.

Since he thought that Yue Xiu's punishment was too severe, he had no choice but to intervene to help his subordinates get rid of the crime and avoid responsibility.

"Oh, never mind."

"It's not all his fault."

As he spoke, Xiao waved his hand, not taking it to heart.

But when he turned around and faced the long court, his tone and expression became tense.

"But... Changting."

"Since we have not been able to silence all the witnesses here, we can avoid trouble."

"I'm just afraid that I won't be troubled by it in the future!" Xiao thought carefully, and what he said was true.

"General, are you saying that he will go to the Gu family to report the news?!"

"Well, it's hard for them to figure out our identities right now, so why should they be afraid?!"

He followed the discussion in the long court with a look of disdain on his face.

But Xiao quickly shook his head and explained the pros and cons.

"That's not what you said!"

"Just now, when Gu Wencheng attacked you from behind, I seemed to have called out in a hurry, Changting, be careful!"

"It's true that our identities have not been revealed, but your word 'Changting'."

(End of this chapter)